Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BERN257
2009-06-19 14:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bern
Cable title:
SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BERN 000257
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/RPM, EUR/RUS, AND EUR/CE (Y.SAINT-ANDRE)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/19/2019
TAGS: KDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON SZ
SUBJECT: SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY
AND THE CORFU MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 59226
Classified By: POLE Counselor Richard Rorvig; reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BERN 000257
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/RPM, EUR/RUS, AND EUR/CE (Y.SAINT-ANDRE)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/19/2019
TAGS: KDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON SZ
SUBJECT: SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY
AND THE CORFU MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 59226
Classified By: POLE Counselor Richard Rorvig; reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) On June 18, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign
Affairs (FDFA) OSCE Section Head Lukas Rosenkranz told poloff
in response to reftel demarche regarding the upcoming 27-28
June 2009 informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu, Greece, that
Switzerland welcomed the Greek initiative to host informal
discussion of the Russian proposal, which he described as
"vague." Rosenkranz added that the GOS was not optimistic
about the outcome, and thought the early June talks in Berlin
were "not very productive." Rosenkranz confirmed that Swiss
Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey would attend the Corfu meeting
along with the Swiss PermRep to the OSCE in Vienna.
Rosenkranz was still working on finalizing the Swiss position
in advance of the meeting, but said that Switzerland believed
the OSCE was the proper body for such discussions on European
security.
2. (SBU) Rosenkranz also took the opportunity of this meeting
with poloff to pass a draft copy of an invitation and agenda
for a roundtable that the Geneva Center for Security Policy
(a Swiss government-funded institute) plans to host on 11
September 2009 with the support of the FDFA. The topic will
be "New European Security Architecture,"and the Swiss plan to
invite no more than 30 participants from the United States,
Russia, and Switzerland. Rosenkranz said that the GOS wanted
to keep the discussion at the expert, rather than political,
level, assuming this would promote a more frank and
constructive discussion among the interlocutors. He said
that the invitation and agenda were being finalized on June
18/19 and would then be passed by the Swiss Embassy in
Washington to the Department.
CARTER
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/RPM, EUR/RUS, AND EUR/CE (Y.SAINT-ANDRE)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/19/2019
TAGS: KDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON SZ
SUBJECT: SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY
AND THE CORFU MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 59226
Classified By: POLE Counselor Richard Rorvig; reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) On June 18, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign
Affairs (FDFA) OSCE Section Head Lukas Rosenkranz told poloff
in response to reftel demarche regarding the upcoming 27-28
June 2009 informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu, Greece, that
Switzerland welcomed the Greek initiative to host informal
discussion of the Russian proposal, which he described as
"vague." Rosenkranz added that the GOS was not optimistic
about the outcome, and thought the early June talks in Berlin
were "not very productive." Rosenkranz confirmed that Swiss
Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey would attend the Corfu meeting
along with the Swiss PermRep to the OSCE in Vienna.
Rosenkranz was still working on finalizing the Swiss position
in advance of the meeting, but said that Switzerland believed
the OSCE was the proper body for such discussions on European
security.
2. (SBU) Rosenkranz also took the opportunity of this meeting
with poloff to pass a draft copy of an invitation and agenda
for a roundtable that the Geneva Center for Security Policy
(a Swiss government-funded institute) plans to host on 11
September 2009 with the support of the FDFA. The topic will
be "New European Security Architecture,"and the Swiss plan to
invite no more than 30 participants from the United States,
Russia, and Switzerland. Rosenkranz said that the GOS wanted
to keep the discussion at the expert, rather than political,
level, assuming this would promote a more frank and
constructive discussion among the interlocutors. He said
that the invitation and agenda were being finalized on June
18/19 and would then be passed by the Swiss Embassy in
Washington to the Department.
CARTER